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The Effect of Gold and Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles on Biofilm-Forming Pathogens

Microbial biofilms on biomaterial implants or devices are hard to eliminate by antibiotics due to their protection by exopolymeric substances that embed the organisms in a matrix, impenetrable for most antibiotics and immune-cells. Application of metals in their nanoparticulated form is currently co...

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Autores principales: Sathyanarayanan, Madhu Bala, Balachandranath, Reneta, Genji Srinivasulu, Yuvasri, Kannaiyan, Sathish Kumar, Subbiahdoss, Guruprakash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3800661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24187645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/272086